EP0978735A3 - Light curtain - Google Patents

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EP0978735A3
EP0978735A3 EP99111799A EP99111799A EP0978735A3 EP 0978735 A3 EP0978735 A3 EP 0978735A3 EP 99111799 A EP99111799 A EP 99111799A EP 99111799 A EP99111799 A EP 99111799A EP 0978735 A3 EP0978735 A3 EP 0978735A3
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monitoring area
light beams
transmission light
receiving
light curtain
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Rainer Wenzler
Gerhard Mutter
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Sick AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V8/00—Prospecting or detecting by optical means
    • G01V8/10—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers
    • G01V8/20—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using multiple transmitters or receivers

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Abstract

Verfahren zur Überwachung eines flächigen Überwachungsbereichs, mit wenigstens einer Hauptsendeeinrichtung (11) zum Aussenden von Hauptsendelichtstrahlen (15) entlang des Überwachungsbereichs (17) und wenigstens einer Hauptempfangseinrichtung (13) zum Empfang von Sendelichtstrahlen, wobei zur Ausblendung wenigstens einer überwachungsfreien Zone (19,21) aus dem Überwachungsbereich (17) wenigstens eine Zwischenempfangseinrichtung (23) zum Empfang von Hauptsendelichtstrahlen (15) und wenigstens eine der Zwischenempfangseinrichtung (23) zugeordnete Zwischensendeeinrichtung (27) zum Aussenden von Zwischensendelichtstrahlen (31) entlang des Überwachungsbereichs (17) innerhalb des Überwachungsbereichs (17) positionierbar sind.

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Method for monitoring a flat monitoring area, with at least one main transmission device (11) for emitting main transmission light beams (15) along the monitoring area (17) and at least one main reception device (13) for receiving transmission light beams, with at least one surveillance-free zone (19, 21 ) from the monitoring area (17) at least one intermediate receiving device (23) for receiving main transmission light beams (15) and at least one intermediate transmission device (27) assigned to the intermediate receiving device (23) for transmitting intermediate transmission light beams (31) along the monitoring area (17) within the monitoring area ( 17) can be positioned.
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EP99111799A 1998-08-07 1999-06-18 Light curtain for monitoring a planar zone Expired - Lifetime EP0978735B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19835884A DE19835884A1 (en) 1998-08-07 1998-08-07 Light curtain
DE19835884 1998-08-07

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EP0978735A2 EP0978735A2 (en) 2000-02-09
EP0978735A3 true EP0978735A3 (en) 2001-12-12
EP0978735B1 EP0978735B1 (en) 2004-05-06

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DE10033077A1 (en) * 2000-07-07 2002-01-17 Sick Ag light Curtain
JP2003057360A (en) * 2001-08-09 2003-02-26 Keyence Corp Multiple optical axis photoelectric safety device
DE10227710B4 (en) * 2002-06-21 2006-04-27 Leuze Lumiflex Gmbh + Co. Kg light Curtain
DE10329881A1 (en) 2003-07-02 2005-01-20 Sick Ag light Curtain
EP2165298A1 (en) * 2007-05-25 2010-03-24 Hussmann Corporation Supply chain management system
DE202009000871U1 (en) 2009-01-23 2009-05-20 Dreistern Gmbh & Co. Kg Light curtain device for safeguarding hazardous areas of a machine
EP2226548A1 (en) * 2009-03-05 2010-09-08 DREISTERN GmbH & Co.KG Device for securing dangerous areas of a machine
EP2407261B1 (en) * 2010-07-16 2016-04-20 Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH Method for automatic positioning a spout of a metallurgical container

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US4385508A (en) * 1979-10-01 1983-05-31 Universal Maschinenfabrik Dr. Schieber Gmbh Guard for the zone of movement of the carriage of a flatbed knitting machine
US5629674A (en) * 1991-04-18 1997-05-13 Fahrion; Otmar Device for monitoring the alleyways between shelf units in a warehouse

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DE4422497C2 (en) * 1994-06-28 1996-06-05 Leuze Electronic Gmbh & Co Device and method for optoelectronic detection of objects
JP3552374B2 (en) * 1995-11-30 2004-08-11 ヤマハ株式会社 Signal output device and optical sensor

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US4385508A (en) * 1979-10-01 1983-05-31 Universal Maschinenfabrik Dr. Schieber Gmbh Guard for the zone of movement of the carriage of a flatbed knitting machine
US5629674A (en) * 1991-04-18 1997-05-13 Fahrion; Otmar Device for monitoring the alleyways between shelf units in a warehouse

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